“Seasoned fries are what rookie fries eventually become”
"Seasoned" fries get that name from seasonings, not from experience. "$3.95 is fine for fresh-faced rookie fries, but these have seen the ups and downs of the industry. They're…
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"Seasoned" fries get that name from seasonings, not from experience. "$3.95 is fine for fresh-faced rookie fries, but these have seen the ups and downs of the industry. They're…
A tricycle is a vehicle with three wheels. "Well, well, well, what do we have here?" is a common saying. 'Wheel, wheel, wheel, what do we have here?' 'A tricycle…
"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…
"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…
"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…
"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…
"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…
"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…
"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…
"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…
"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…
"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…
An organization that is "short-staffed" is short of staff; the organizaton doesn't necessary have workers who aren't tall. "Are restaurants with Dwarf Waiters short…
A chicken riddle is: Q: What do you call a crazy chicken?A: A cuckoo cluck. "Cuckoo cluck" sounds like "cuckoo clock." The pun has been cited in print since at least 1992. 26…
"Pancakes = Boneless Waffles" was was posted on Twitter on March 6, 2013. The saying doesn't make literal sense because neither pancakes nor waffles have any bones. Perhaps the…
"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…
The theme song from the movie New York, New York (1977) was popularized by singer Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) and begins: "Start spreadin' the news, I'm leaving todayI want to be a…
"Exercising" a right to vote is not physically exercising, but a joke was posted on Twitter in October 26, 2016: "Some folks exercise their right to vote. I vote my right to not…
Calzone has been called "folded pizza." There have been several pizza/calzone restaurant puns. "My pizza restaurant folded; It's now a calzone restaurant" was posted on…
"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…